Looted art
Damning report says France must catch up, fast, in return of Nazi-era loot
Heritage expert calls for new government taskforce to guide provenance research and even rule on restitution cases
German researchers trace Jewish newspaper mogul’s vast Nazi-looted art collection
The Mosse Art Research Project, a cooperation with the German government, identifies eight works and launches online database
Will the British Museum lend Nigeria the Benin bronzes?
Planned museum in Benin City offers safe environment for Western collections, the country says
Scotland Yard joins global crackdown on looted pharaonic antiquities
The initiative, which involves governments and the art world, will set up a public database of objects
Germany to fund museum investigations into provenance of colonial-era artefacts
The German Lost Art Foundation, which also looks into Nazi-loot, will allocate the government grants
Louvre shines a light on Nazi loot
Museum hopes to find rightful heirs through display of spoliated works
Germany names new head of Nazi-looted art panel
Hans-Jürgen Papier fills post held by Jutta Limbach until her death last year
Washington's new $500m Museum of the Bible claims 'non-sectarian' mission
Private institution is funded by evangelical Hobby Lobby chairman, Steve Green
Düsseldorf abruptly cancels exhibition about Jewish dealer Max Stern
City authorities cite ongoing restitution claims as reason for decision
Painting looted from Hitler to be auctioned in Cologne
Van Ham to offer Franz von Stuck portrait in 17 November sale
Painting in Gurlitt hoard identified as Nazi loot—thanks to a tiny repair hole
Portrait by Thomas Couture belonged to a French politician who opposed the Nazis
Islamic State's looting of antiquities is rising but hard facts remain scarce
Experts question the reported size of illicit trade, particularly as the number of fake artefacts increases
Draw your own conclusions
Fill in the blanks of art crimes solved and unsolved with two new adult colouring books
How can museums speed up the return of art looted during the Nazi era?
Conference at London's National Gallery this week looks at how the process can be accelerated
Wanted: a new generation of Monuments Men
Curators, art historians and museum directors sought by the US Army to provide expert advice in combat zones
Director of V&A proposes network of museums to stop terrorists looting objects in Syria and trafficking them for sale in the West
V&A fights back against Islamic State
The US announces plans to to return more Khmer Cambodian artefacts, adding momentum to Cambodia's quest for restitution
Cambodian officials believe the last two looted works out of seven are in Denver Art Museum and the Cleveland Museum of Art
Light is finally being shed on the issue of restitution of looted art
The restitution of Cambodian statues by major museums and auction houses is an encouraging sign
Australia's ill-advised purchase of Indian artefact
The National Gallery of Australia bought the Shiva statue despite uncertainty over its provenance
Sotheby's Cambodian smuggling saga quietly resolved out of court
The auction house returns statue and is cleared of wrongdoing as federal government drops allegations
Western museums under pressure from China, Turkey, and Cambodia to fulfil restitution claims
The number of artefacts under restitution claims is rising
The Dutch government gives up its claim on Nazi loot
The decision not to appeal cannot but weaken its claim to other war booty such as the Koenigs collection still held in Russia
Many Chinese collectors use their wealth to repatriate once-looted objects
Why bringing it back home is a mark of respect
How the missing Zodiac fountain heads continue to be a sore point for China
Several have appeared at auction in recent years; the whereabouts of five remain unknown
'Where is the crown of Maqdala?', V&A asks Ethiopia
Crown that was returned in 1925 has disappeared
Ukraine suffered “colossal” looting during World War II
New research challenges Russians’ claim that they own many cultural valuables from the independent state
Minneapolis hands Léger to collector’s family
The painting was stolen from its Jewish owner during the Nazi occupation of France
Lehman gift of Benin treasures to Museum of Fine Arts angers Nigeria
Works looted by the British and reassembled by banking heir find permanent home in Boston
US collector returns artefacts to Greece
Shelby White returns two two fourth century BC objects
Two books survey the deterioration of Iraq's cultural heritage fives years after war took hold
Sorry tales of devastation and waste, with little hope on the horizon